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The meter bridge shown in photo is one of the optional accessories.

Application Guide

Version 2

Audio Mixer

WR-DA7

Summary of Contents for Ramsa WR-DA7 mkII

Page 1: ...The meter bridge shown in photo is one of the optional accessories Application GuideVersion 2 Audio Mixer WR DA7...

Page 2: ...al incidental consequential or other damages TRADEMARKS Audio Video Systems Division of Matsushita Communication Industrial Co Ltd has made every effort to supply trademark information about company n...

Page 3: ...systems for WR DA7 tandem connections with DA 98 1unit and DA 38 3units 27 3 6 Example of systems for analog 16 track recorder 1unit 30 3 7 Example of systems for Digital Video Recorder 1unit 32 3 8 E...

Page 4: ...MIDI IN MMC MTC MIDI OUT WR TANDM SYNC OUT SLOT 1 17 24ch MASTER MASTER SLAVE SLOT 2 25 32ch SLOT 3 INPUT 1 16 WORD CLOCK OUT 75 OFF To PC WORD CLOCK IN 75 ON To PC MIDI IN MIDI OUT MIDI OUT MIDI IN W...

Page 5: ...e it is possible to select the WR AESS card as the wordclock source of the WR DA7 The DA7 can be synchronized with the digital audio signals being input on Channels 1 2 of the WR AESS card However whe...

Page 6: ...TO PC The MIDI channels assigned to Gen Rx and Gen Tx function serve as a device ID number of the WR DA7 during reception or transmission of MIDI data Select OMNI to receive messages on all MIDI chann...

Page 7: ...hen select the port from either TO PC or MIDI In the case of TO PC connection the setting should be set so that the baud rates of the master and slave units are set the same on each of the mixers a ba...

Page 8: ...T is used to select the slot where the WR ADAT card is inserted Cursor to that Slot and press Enter LOCK should be displayed in the adjacent window When the ADAT and the BRC are in the wordclock maste...

Page 9: ...tches on the WR TDIF card according to the model of DA 98 88 or 38 SW1 ON SW2 OFF When the DA 38 or DA 98 is connected SW1 OFF SW2 OFF When the DA 88 is connected To receive a digital signal on the DA...

Page 10: ...screen and set the MIDI ID to the same number of the MIDI channel of the MMC to be sent from the WR DA7 Install the SY 88 Sync board to perform MMC operation from the WR DA7 to the DA88 For SY 88 Sync...

Page 11: ...ormed on the ADAT For this reason the ADAT cannot be synchronized with the timecode and normal operation cannot be performed When the DA 98 88 or 38 is controlled by the DTP the DTP functions as the m...

Page 12: ...Start the OMS setup applica tion to have the MIDI devices recognized Obtain the OMS setup application by downloading it for example from the home page of OPCODE Set the WR DA7 MIDI as follows Port Sel...

Page 13: ...MIDI device from the box in which the MTC is being sent Caution in setting Macintosh Computers If Free MIDI is active in your Macintosh computer the expansion software may become unstable in operation...

Page 14: ...he 8th Channel s OUTPUT RCA Pin Jack of the ADAT analogs output to the SMPTE IN XLR 1 3 GND 2 SIGNAL of the WR DA7 using the optional WR SMPT installed WR DA7 setting Set the ADAT to the wordclock mas...

Page 15: ...WR ADAT ADAT DIGITAL OUT TRACK8 ANALOG OUT RCA IN IN OUT Optical Cable WR SMPT SMPTE IN SLOT 1 17 24ch XLR SP AES EBU SP Power AMP REC OUT 2TR A IN AUX SEND AUX RTN INPUT 1 16 DAT WR DA7 Mic Effector...

Page 16: ...e The SMPTE OUT Phone Jack of the BRC is connected to the SMPTE IN XLR 1 3 GND 2 SIGNAL of the WR DA7 WR DA7 setting To use the WR DA7 as a slave unit set the SOURCE SELECT to WCK IN in the INPUT SET...

Page 17: ...ting at MTC and turn on the GEN SYNC switch For SMPTE setting set SMPTE in the GEN SYNC setting at 10dB and turn on the GEN SYNC switch To obtain a timecode output from the BRC during FF REW operation...

Page 18: ...IN 75 ON IN IN OUT Optical Cable WR ADAT ID2 DIGITAL OUT IN SYNC OUT Sync Cable IN IN OUT Optical Cable WR ADAT ADAT ID3 DIGITAL OUT IN SYNC OUT Sync Cable IN IN OUT Optical Cable SLOT 1 17 24ch SLOT...

Page 19: ...e WORD OUT of the BRC 48kHz and WCK IN of the WR DA7 on the master unit and connect between the WCK OUT of the master unit to the WR DA7 and WCK IN of the slave unit using BNC cables Part No BNC Avail...

Page 20: ...IN The power supply of each ADAT should be turned on first then turn ON the power supply of the BRC To use the digital input of the ADAT the DIGITAL IN button should be selected S on the ADAT s front...

Page 21: ...to ALL BRC setting BRC as the wordclock slave When using a BRC and ADAT with the DA7 it may be necessary to sync the BRC to the DA7 s inter nal wordclock generator 1 Connect a 75 ohm BNC wordclock ca...

Page 22: ...T 2 25 32ch SLOT 3 INPUT 1 16 WORD CLOCK OUT 75 OFF To PC WORD CLOCK IN 75 ON To PC MIDI IN MIDI OUT MIDI OUT MIDI IN WR SMPT XLR BNC WR ADAT ADAT ID3 WR DA7 DIGITAL OUT IN Sync Cable IN IN OUT Optica...

Page 23: ...88 to WORD CLOCK IN of the WR DA7 using a BNC BNC cable Part DA BNC Available in the USA and select the WR DA7 termination at 75 ohm to ON For MIDI connections connect the WR DA7 to MIDI IN OUT of the...

Page 24: ...ON so that synchronization can be performed with the master DA 88 Set the sampling rate of the wordclock master unit to INT 48k or INT 44 1k The sampling rate of the DA 88 is automatically changed to...

Page 25: ...MIDI OUT WORD CLOCK IN 75 ON PW 88DL WR TDIF TDIF 1 TDIF 1 PW 88DL WR TDIF TDIF 1 TDIF 1 PW 88DL IN SYNC OUT PW 88S IN SYNC OUT PW 88S Terminator SLOT 1 17 24ch SLOT 2 25 32ch SLOT 3 9 16ch MIDI IN M...

Page 26: ...of the slave unit using the recommended serial cable Macintosh Printer cable For wordclock connections connect the WORD SYNC OUT of the DA 98 to the WORD CLOCK IN of the WR DA7 s master unit or select...

Page 27: ...imecode set the TIME BASE to MTC in the EXECUTE window of AUTOMA TION SETUP Window To use the SMPTE timecode connect the WR SMPTE option card and set the TIME BASE to SMPTE in the EXECUTE window of AU...

Page 28: ...T 1 16 WR TANDM WCK MASTER WR TDIF DA 98 ID1 TDIF 1 TDIF 1 WORD SYNC OUT BNC BNC WORD CLOCK IN 75 OFF PW 88DL WR TDIF DA 38 ID2 TDIF 1 TDIF 1 PW 88DL IN SYNC OUT PW 88S PW 88S WR TDIF TDIF 1 TDIF 1 PW...

Page 29: ...Connect the IN OUT terminal using the recommended cable Part DA DB XLR M F Available in the USA of the WR ADDA card of the WR DA7 to the IN OUT terminal of the analog 16 track recorder The timecode is...

Page 30: ...alog Multitrack Recorder Track16 Analog Out OUT 8 8 WR SMPT SMPTE IN SLOT 1 17 24ch XLR INPUT 1 16 WR ADDA OUT IN 8 8 SLOT 2 25 32ch R SR Mic Sampler WR DA7 Keyboard MTR SP AES EBU SP Power AMP REC OU...

Page 31: ...o Sync signal to REF IN BNC of the Digital Video Recorder and make the connection from REF OUT to V SYNC IN of the WR DA7 The termination of the Digital Video Recorder REF should be set to 75 Ohm OFF...

Page 32: ...N OUT DIGITAL I O XLR D sub 25pin BNC REF IN V SYNC IN BNC SMPTE IN XLR House Video Sync SLOT 1 17 24ch WCK MASTER INPUT 1 16 Digital Video Recorder WR AESS SW AES EBU R SR Mic Sampler Keyboard SP AES...

Page 33: ...OUT of the BRC This makes MMC and MTC functions possible For the timecode MTC is received from the MIDI connections It is possible to receive SMPTE timecode using the WR SMPT option card XLR 1 3 GND...

Page 34: ...MPTE in the GEN SYNC setting area to 10dB and turn on the GEN SYNC switch To obtain a timecode output from the BRC even during FF REW operation of the ADAT set the dis play to 8 Output Rew FF SMPTE MT...

Page 35: ...OUT MMC MIDI OUT MIDI OUT WCK OUT 48kHz OUT REMOTE OUT TO ADAT Sync Cable WORD CLOCK IN 75 ON WR SMPT SMPTE OUT Phone SMPTE IN XLR WR ADAT ADAT ID1 VTR TV Monitor DIGITAL OUT IN IN OUT Optical Cable S...

Page 36: ...use the MMC and MTC functions For timecode MTC is received from the MIDI connection Using the option card WR SMPT it is also possible to receive the SMPTE timecode In this case the TIME CODE OUT XLR o...

Page 37: ...t of the SMPTE timecode output generated from the video It is impossible to perform operation synchronized with the SMPTE timecode of the video recorder if no timecode is recorded in the tape or there...

Page 38: ...IN MTC MIDI IN MMC MIDI OUT MIDI OUT TIMECODE IN DA 98 ID1 House Video Sync WCK MASTER WR TDIF TDIF 1 TDIF 1 PW 88DL BNC WORD CLOCK IN 75 ON WR DA7 REC OUT VIDEO OUT VTR TV Monitor INPUT 1 16 R SR Mic...

Page 39: ...cable and terminate the WR DA7 at 75 ohms ON Connect the WR DA7 to port 1 MIDI IN OUT of MIDI Timepiece A V using a MIDI cable The MMC and MTC functions can be used using a standard MIDI cable connec...

Page 40: ...the Sync Mode to Digital in the Show Session Setup Window in the Display menu To receive digital inputs set Ch 1 2 Input to Digital in the Show Session Setup Window of the Display menu To match the fr...

Page 41: ...IN MMC MTC MTC MMC IN IN OUT Optical Cable WR ADAT DIGITAL OUT IN SYNC OUT Sync Cable IN IN OUT Optical Cable SLOT 1 17 24ch 50pin Pro Tools Cable SLOT 2 25 32ch SLOT 3 9 16ch INPUT 1 8 MIDI OUT MIDI...

Page 42: ...cables The MMC and MTC functions are now possible Connect the MIDI IN on the BRC to port 2 MIDI OUT of the MIDI Timepiece A V using a Standard MIDI cable to control the ADAT using MMC Then connect the...

Page 43: ...et Performer to slave mode select Slave to External Sync in the Basic menu Then select Control Panel in the Windows menu of Performer then press the PLAY and REC buttons in the open window so Performe...

Page 44: ...IN OUT Optical Cable WR ADAT ADAT ID3 DIGITAL OUT IN SYNC OUT Sync Cable IN IN OUT Optical Cable SLOT 1 17 24ch SLOT 2 25 32ch WR ADAT SLOT 3 9 16ch INPUT 1 8 MIDI OUT MIDI IN MIDI IN MIDI IN R SR Sa...

Page 45: ...of the MIDI sequencer Macintosh computer to the Mac port of the MIDI interface MIDI Timepiece A V using a serial cable Connect the MIDI IN OUT of the master WR DA7 to port 1 IN OUT of the MIDI Timepie...

Page 46: ...creen To have the WR DA7 receive MTC set the MTC Port to MIDI in the MIDI Set up area of the MIDI setup screen for the tandem master WR DA7 To display MTC timecode on the LCD screen set the Time Base...

Page 47: ...ter and slave WR DA7s to be outputted to the MIDI sequencer For this purpose start MTP Express Console of the MIDI Timepiece A V and set the Channel Map screen as follows After it is set record the ma...

Page 48: ...MIDI IN MIDI IN MIDI OUT MIDI OUT MIDI IN WR ADAT ADAT ID3 WR DA7 DIGITAL OUT IN Sync Cable IN IN OUT Optical Cable WR ADAT ADAT ID4 DIGITAL OUT IN SYNC OUT Sync Cable IN IN OUT Optical Cable SLOT 1...

Page 49: ...O to set the WR DA7 as the word clock slave To use MMC set the MMC Port to MIDI in the MIDI Setup screen to receive MTC on the WR DA7 set the MTC Port to MIDI in the MIDI Setup screen To display MTC t...

Page 50: ...with IB 804A IB 803M IN OUT Optical Cable WR SMPT SMPTE OUT MIDI OUT MIDI IN MIDI OUT MIDI IN MTC MMC SMPTEIN SLOT 1 17 24ch XLR SP MONITOR A AES EBU SP Power AMP REC OUT 2TR A IN AUX SEND AUX RTN INP...

Page 51: ...ock master and synchronizes the WR DA7 with the WR TDIF card therefore no word clock connection is necessary WR DA7 Setup This system uses the DA 98 as word clock master The WR DA7 is synchronized wit...

Page 52: ...MIDI IN MIDI OUT MIDI OUT DA 98 WR TDIF WR DA7 INPUT 1 16 R SR Mic Sampler Keyboard SP MONITOR A AES EBU SP Power AMP REC OUT 2TR A IN DAT A B To PC Printer Port Expansion Software Mac WCK MASTER SLO...

Page 53: ...he MIDI OUT of the WR DA7 to the MIDI IN of the DA 98 using a MIDI cable This system uses the DA 98 as the wordclock master and synchronizes the WR DA7 with the WR TDIF card therefore no word clock co...

Page 54: ...d set the Automation Port to Printer Similarly check that Use MIDI has no check mark in the preference port setup menu If it has a check mark de select it and restart the expansion software Similarly...

Page 55: ...INPUT 1 16 R SR Sampler Keyboard SP MONITOR A To PC AES EBU SP Power AMP REC OUT 2TR A IN DAT A B Modem Port Mac MIDI Timepiece MIDI Sequencer Performer Expansion Software Mac Printer Port WR TDIF DA...

Page 56: ...A V using standard MIDI cables for communica tion between the two WR DA7s For connection of the two WR DA7s to the DA 98 and DA 38s refer to the example of the system that uses the TASCAM MDM s For wo...

Page 57: ...nd FREE MIDI It is recommended therefore that they be disabled using the computer s extension manager Expansion Software Setup Select Preference from the Edit menu and open the dialog box Select Gener...

Page 58: ...A 98 WR TDIF DA 38 IN SYNC OUT WR TDIF WR TDIF IN SYNC OUT R SR Mic Sampler Keyboard R SR Mic Sampler DA 98 ID3 DA 38 DA 38 SP MONITOR A AES EBU SP Power AMP REC OUT 2TR A IN DAT A B MIDI OUT MIDI IN...

Page 59: ...the home page for cable specifications Connect the MIDI port of the master WR DA7 to Port 1 of MIDI Timepiece A V and the MIDI port of the slave WR DA7 to Port 2 of MIDI Timepiece A V with MIDI cable...

Page 60: ...MIDI sampler and MIDI keyboard with the Macintosh MIDI sequencer Performer establish connections from Port 4 and Port 5 IN and OUT to the computer In this case discon nect the routes from the computer...

Page 61: ...the Sync Port to Modem in the Receive Sync area in the Basic menu and set the Type of Sync to MTC DTL or DTLe Then set the Slave to External Sync to ON in the Basic menu and press the Play button on t...

Page 62: ...F DA 38 IN SYNC OUT WR TDIF WR TDIF IN SYNC OUT R SR Sampler Keyboard R SR Mic Sampler Keyboard DA 98 ID3 DA 38 DA 38 SP MONITOR A AES EBU SP Power AMP REC OUT 2TR A IN DAT A B MIDI OUT MIDI IN PORT 2...

Page 63: ...aV0599 1069 DA7AppliGuide Printed in Japan Matsushita Communication Industrial Co Ltd 1999...

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